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[G2 General] wokka00:
I had a VZW GNex that is mostly serviceable, but battery power became a serious issue. I carried 2 spare batteries daily because the original battery couldn't hold up for 1/2 a day within 6 months of ownership, then the spares (Anker extended duo) that I picked up for ~$15 eventually started to lose capacity as well by the 1 year mark. Now that 2 years just rolled by, the "which battery did I forget to recharge last night" game has lost its amusement. Swappable batteries are nice, but basic battery life is more than essential.

I'd like stock android and/or nexus for my phone, but my 2013nexus7 is more than enough to fill that gap. VZW won't get the nexus 5, so the G2 is the closest I'll get for a while to those specs. With Nova all over the place, there's really not much difference anyway. I fully expect a 4.4 ROM to appear for the G2 that can keep all the custom goodies no matter how long VZW officially takes.
[G2 General] margaretiak:
I'm coming from gnex also. As from first desire to gnex. Was a nice trip with many many problems. Loved both devices and I already love G2.
[G2 General] jkatt:
When you get your G2 and realize that you don't have to keep a charger in your pocket....you will understand. After that shock is over...you will then realize what a truly amazing phone this is
[G2 General] antinorm:
Reception is also an issue the GNex had. At work, my old GNex would drop to 3G all the time, often multiple times a day (the tower is only about half a mile away, too). Since I upgraded to the G2 back in September, I've seen that happen exactly one time.

And that's if you didn't get one of the many, many GNex units that had a faulty radio. Dropping signal at random was a huge problem for GNex owners, and many of them had to go through swaps -- sometimes more than once -- to get one that "worked".
[G2 General] MoNsTeReNeRgY22:
I loved my GNex but couldnt deal with the terrible battery life any more.
[G2 General] zathus:
I'm one of those people. I honestly loved my gnex. It was just time for an upgrade. And I agree that the optimus ui is refreshing. in the 5 years or so of owning an Android device. This is the first time used the stock home launcher the whole time. That alone shows how great this UI is. But for 2 year old phone the Galaxy Nexus was pretty awesome. Besides the battery and camera it runs circles around any phone released in that time frame
[G2 General] jayochs:
probably because of the awful battery life, the awful radios,the TERRIBLY AWFUL screen which was full of burn in, banding and a yellow tint and the awful camera.
[G2 General] tacosrdelicioso:
I had to swap my gnex to get one that didn't radio drop but hey the second one was really really good. Screen was perfect radio perfect.. No yellow no banding or burn in. But I cracked my glass a few weeks ago.. G2 it is
[G2 General] crashN2u:
Yeah, I don't have that issue. I also don't have the issues with the headphones. And I have better hearing than most, so it isn't like I'm just not hearing it.

I agree with you on both of these points. The first day I forgot to plug in my phone, I panicked. I still made it through an extended work day with no problems. Also, I have always went for a vanilla experience, or as close to it as possible. I have been very happy with this UI and have no plans to change it in the immediate future.
[G2 General] Raverrevolution:
I also came from a Gnex and I'm in the same boat as others. The Gnex was an awesome phone to load up customs roms and such, but the battery was atrocious!! I had a fat Hyperion extended battery on it and it would last a lot longer, but the battery weighs like 3lbs. The phone was so heavy in my pocket.

Everything about the G2 has been awesome so far. I have been a big "stock Android is the best" fan until using the G2. I'm really not dying for KitKat stock as I was dying for stock when I had my Bionic.

The Gnex was a good phone, but the G2 is a beast and a half. It's not that the Gnex sucked, but the G2 is so much better that it makes the Gnex look bad.
[G2 General] :
The GNex sucks because of that garbage pee yellow screen and nonexistent battery life.
[G2 General] tacosrdelicioso:
Hey now my gnex is perfect minus the cracked glass. No piss yellow here. Of course the battery is abysmal but hey. Lol
[G2 General] force70:
I had a white Gnex from Europe. .i loved it at the time and paid through nose for it even though it had the worst reception of any device ive ever had.

That said its pretty much ancient now...completely outdated even compared to even the s3 which is over a year old now..not much point in talking about here?

Speaking of the nexus line im not impressed with the nexus 5 at all ..G2 is a better device imo.

sent from my S4,Note 3,G2 or Nexus 5
[G2 General] fr4nk1yn:
All batteries were bad then, some slightly worst than others.

I still have my Gnex and even use it, I put Kit Kat on it and used it for a few days just last week.

A lot of people still love it, hence the change.org petition.
[G2 General] crashN2u:
What petition?
[G2 General] Bigralphn:
GNex was a Ok. I had connection trouble, the radios were horrible, poor hand-off between 3g and 4g. But at the time it was good. The G2 is much better though.
[G2 General] fiatandroid:
Also coming from gnex. Was a big fan of the phone but eventually the battery/handoff/bad camera took its toll. And I did a few rounds of returns at the beginning and still ended up with a pretty mediocre display before giving up. So coming to g2 feels like night and day.

That said, gnex was my first smartphone, my first android, my first nexus, etc. And I learned everything I know about customizing and romming on it (which is not to say I know very much), so I'll sure I'll always have a soft sport for it.
[G2 General] dinotheo:
My issues with VZW Gnex

- For the first few weeks it would randomly reboot 1-2 times a day. I had to install a custom ROM to fix that

- Radios were bad. All of my coworkers had better 4G connectivity than me.

- Phone calls had poor sound quality (even a BT connected speakerphone)

- It could not reliably run 2 apps I use often simultaneously. (Navigation and TuneIn Radio Pro) I use those apps often on business travel while in my rental car. The phone would heat up, slow down and stop charging. My old Droid Incredible was better in this regard. Which was surprising since I was looking forward to the newer (At the time) GNex being better in this area. My LG G2 doesn't even break a sweat running those 2 apps.

- The camera was not very good

- Has anyone mentioned the poor battery?

I had an HTC Droid Incredible before my GNex and were it not for 4G and screen size, I preferred the HTC phone.

I really disliked the GNex. It was the reason I didn't go with an S4 this past summer. Because of it, I swore off Samsung phones. I am so happy to have waited for the G2. I really love this phone. So much so, that I don't think I will run a custom ROM. (I am rooted though)
[G2 General] PAGOT:
Ah well, that you do not hear it, doesn't mean its not there :). It's just bad design or maybe something so common it should not be cared about?

Have also some colleagues that are not able to hear it from the earpiece and some can.( Completely quiet room. Seriously quiet. Put your ear like you are calling someone, and while the screen is off (no call, device sleeping), someone should be able to hear it. Its a static noise of some sorts. Craking etc) And none of them have hearing problems.

Do not worry, your hearing is still fine!
[G2 General] jteastwood:
I really enjoyed my Gnex. My first one through my fifth replacement... But the G2 is light years ahead. I still carry my nexus, on airplane mode, with only wifi enabled to recieve my work email since its encrypted and i still charge it twice as much as my G2. Did anyone mention the screens? :)
[G2 General] fr4nk1yn:
[MENTION=3388703]crashN2u[/MENTION] There's a petition to get Kit Kat on the GNex.
[G2 General] Musicmaster:
After getting my G2 yesterday... I take back anything positive I said about the Gnex.

I guess I need to stop playing with my friends circa 2011 phones (which made the Gnex seem fast). I figured bad battery life was a function of 4G LTE. But dang, I've had this G2 unplugged for 12 hours and am only down to 66% after using it heavily
[G2 General] taytortot:
I had a Gnex for about two years. It was my favorite Android phone of all my previous (OG Droid, Droid 2 Global, Droid X, Droid X2, and HTC Rezound).

I'm not sure where the hate is coming from.
[G2 General] jordache16:
Just wanted to add a few things. I distinctly remember when the GNex came out 2 years ago, one of my coworkers bought one on launch day and I remember playing with around with it and how it completely blew my Thunderbolt out of the water in terms of responsiveness, performance, and how much I loved the screen in comparison. I ended up not getting one until several months later after I dropped my Thunderbolt on the concrete, but I instantly loved my Nexus after I got it. It was a great phone at the time when it was released and was one of the first dual core phones on the market if I remember correctly. In a way I think the GNex sort of paved the way for the smart phones that we have today. And maybe it's just me or maybe it is coincidence but it seems like there is a distinct line drawn between Android smart phones as they were before the GNex and after the GNex. Before the Galaxy Nexus:

- most screen sizes on the smart phones at that time were still on the small side (I remember the Thunderbolt's screen was considered to be huge at the time)

- most devices were still heavy and bulky

- most phones didn't have LTE

- battery life was terrible across pretty much all Android devices (however the GNex and many phones to come after it failed to address this huge issue)

- performance was not very solid yet (lag, stutter, slow to load things, etc.)

- the displays themselves were not that great (lower resolution, washed out colors, low contrast)

- the built in cameras were not very good and were far from capable of replacing a stand alone point and shoot digital camera

- heck even some of the touchscreens on many of these pre GNnex devices were not very good (slow, inaccurate, unresponsive)

- and just to be clear, I'm just looking at the smart phones that were released within 6 months to a year at most prior to the GNex

Around the time the GNex came out it seemed like there was a big jump in pretty much all of these different aspects of a smart phone. All of the sudden it seemed like we had bigger and better displays, way better cameras, thinner and lighter profiles, way faster performance, etc.

Now obviously this is just how the advance of technology goes... things get bigger (or smaller), better and faster as time goes on. But the thing that I find interesting in all this is when you fast forward and compare the GNex (and similar phones of it's time) to the phones we have today; really the only major improvement in my opinion is battery life. Sure we have more features, the displays are a bit bigger and better, performance has improved, and other little things here and there, but when I sit down and compare my Nexus to my G2, obviously the G2 is a better phone all around but the only major thing that I can say is fundamentally different between the 2 phones is the battery life. This just makes me wonder what phones are going to be like in 2, 5, 10 years from now. I honestly don't think we are going to see any more big jumps in smart phone technology, at least not like what we saw a couple of years ago around the time the Nexus came out.
[G2 General] tiguy99:
This! Oh yeah enjoy your new phone op....prepare to not put it down over the next several days. It's one big Easter egg each time you find new clever things LG baked into the software lol
[G2 General] Teddyjo:
GNex (toro) was and still probably is the best phone I've ever owned. I never had an issue with battery using the OEM extended battery, it lasted all day and sometimes all night. The only real drawback I had were with the ****ty radios.
[G2 General] EniGmA1987:
The battery life on the GNex is abysmal, and compared to phones that came out just a couple months after the Galaxy Nexus it was a pretty sucky phone. That chipset was not a very good choice to go with.
[G2 General] crashN2u:
Unless that buzzing is above 16,000 Hz, mine doesn't have it. I actually had a hearing test done later after I posted that (funny coincidence). Most people over the age of 15 can't hear that frequency, but I can at 35. My phone does not have that buzzing. Maybe I got lucky and got a device that wan't affected, or it's too new and hasn't happened yet.

Ah, ok. Thanks.

I know you said "most phones" in a lot of your points, but it just irks me how certain phones are considered great while others are panned, especially when they are superior in almost every way. The galaxy nexus may have been an important phone, but it fell behind in certain areas to the Droid RAZR. Below are my responses to your points and a few more points.

- The Nexus screen was bigger, but prior to it, the RAZR had the biggest screen at 4.3 inches, beating out the Thunderbolt by 0.03 inches. In comparison, the Nexus was only 0.35 inches bigger.

- The RAZR was the thinnest phone, and if I recall correctly, is still 2nd or 3rd ever for a smartphone.

- First Verizon LTE phone and their first Global SIM phone meaning you no longer needed to subscribe to their international plans.

- The Galaxy Nexus battery was a mere 100 mAh bigger than the RAZR's. Yeah, you could swap out the battery, but using Motorola's SmartActions, I was able to get over 20 hours of battery life with 4G always on.

- There was very little lag with the exception of the system menu and going back to the home screen. The more I used it though, the worse it got.

- Had the first HD resolution screen. Was the first phone to stream Netflix in HD. The quality of the screen however, was lacking, and it didn't "pop" because of the technology used.

- Nexus had a 5MP camera, RAZR had an 8MP camera. Wasn't the best, but was outstanding outside or when there was a lot of light. I believe it was also the first video camera to record in full 1080p. Not quite sure about that one though.

- Had the most responsive and accurate screen I ever owned, but that's my opinion. I was able to click on links without zooming in. Every other phone I've used, including the G2, I've had to zoom in or use the mini zoom.

- It was released a week prior to the Nexus.

In addition:

- had the same dual-core processor as the Nexus, clocked at the same speed.

- had the same graphics chip. The Nexus was clocked 7mHz faster though.

- The Motorola UI was the closest thing to vanilla android without it being a Nexus.

I know that was a little long-winded, but I was trying to make a point(not at you jordache). The specs don't matter, especially in these forums. The RAZR was superior to the Nexus in so many ways, but it wasn't a huge hit because of 2 reasons.

1. A locked down system for people that cared.

2. A new version, the MAXX, was released 30 days later.
[G2 General] PAGOT:
It's not a high pitch buzzing. Also it's not constant. It's like every few seconds bzzzz... chrrrrr..... like something that you can hear from power lines. It's really not much about the freq rather then it's feint. Once heard cannot be in unheard.

Maybe you are lucky and really don't have it.

I could care less about it when the phone is sleeping. Let's say I would think of it as snoring peacefully...

But in calls in the silent moments gets annoying...
[G2 General] crashN2u:
ah, gotcha. Now you're going to have me holding my phone up to my ear for no reason. lol. I'll probably spend the next week trying to hear it, I'll report back.
[G2 General] SKyRocKeting727:
Treat the GNex as if it were an ex-girlfriend or boyfriend and the G2 your new love.

Shut up.

Move on.

Get protection.

Have fun with your new toy.

Enjoy :)

Sent from my G2
[G2 General] kcharng:
I love my nexus and I am not one of those people. But G2 improves on so many of GN flaws especially battery life camera and screen so comparisons are unavoidable.

-LG G2
[G2 General] Bigralphn:
I tried. It's not there. I am an audio engineer.
[G2 General] Musicmaster:
Holy crap. Took my phone off the charger at 7am --- it's 10:30pm and I have 66% left.

No way in hell could I even have 10% left on my Gnex, streaming music, texting, some surfing etc.
[G2 General] tkuligowski:
I came from a GNex...I do miss how easy it was to flash, restore, unlock, relock

It's hard coming back to an OEM experience for me. With that said I love the screen and I had almost 6 hrs of screen time today and my phone on for 24 hrs. I don't think my GNex would make it that long even on airplane mode, and if I got more then 2 hrs screen time even with my extended battery I was amazed. This phone blows it away.
[G2 General] banditnich:
not true...

my old gnex put on airplane since i got my g2... it last more than a week..

here's on day 3 screenshot
[G2 General] tkuligowski:
Yeah I was kind of just being sarcastic but thanks for the picture. I am pretty surprised. I'm surprised you didn't lose 10% of your battery life just turning the screen on. ?
[G2 General] Musicmaster:
Haha yeah. LCD usage killed my GNnex.

When traveling in Europe though (on Airplane mode using WiFi only), I was easily able to get almost 2 days of standby with the occasional google map check
[G2 General] banditnich:
lol... didn't catch the meaning of your post...

My nexus battery life is still on good shape until now...

planning to use for tethering with another carriers to my G2 and video playing for my daughter when going out
[G2 General] player911:
I dont think it's hate as much as lots of GNex users are moving on now. It was a great little phone, still is... but when compared to the G2, Its obviously beat down. Speed and battery are bested by the G2. Overall it feels better. Very happy with my upgrade.

-sent from my LG G2 using XDA Premium 4
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naflush:
Is the Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100 Micro USB Charger a U1 type?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeetu:
Yes i think but google is your friend.
[LG Optimus G (International)] marcomajo:
Hi there,

can anyone tell me if exist a method to install the LG G2 Camera app on LG Opt.G with Paranoid 3.99 already installed on it? I find the stock camera really slow and inaccurate.

Thx so much

Marco
[LG Optimus G (International)] kimitza:
you can't ....
[LG Optimus G (International)] streetsmart999:
Try this... if it works.. your'e good to go... if it doesn't, Uninstall No grantee's

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2522889
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joe12401:
I am on a stock rooted vzw g2, I bought the bose Bluetooth soundlink Also, and it connected and worked first try. But now I get no sound, Bluetooth is connected and showing being used for media, but sound is coming from the headset speaker instead of through the Bluetooth speaker. Any ideas?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] ectoplasma22:
Hey people ! I found this amazing launcher yesterday ans I just wanted to be sure that you'll try it !!!

It is amazingly fast and smooth and it has all the basic features of LG Home including the transitions and the customizable drawer.

Double tap on the launcher will lock your device but if your phone is locked it won't be waken up by double tap.

All credits goes to the developpers : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2518570.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] happyminti:
I wiped cache, flashed it, but the launcher doesnt appear.

I use a stock rom.

Gesendet von meinem LG-P880 mit Tapatalk
[LG Optimus 4X HD] m.heydari2016:
same happened!
[LG Optimus 4X HD] SimonTS:
What version of stock?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] m.heydari2016:
4.1.2 zaiben RC5
[LG Optimus 4X HD] nikolas60:
It works guys on zaiben and on stock rom you must!!!!!!! First delete with es explorer the launcher tha comes with stock and zaiber rom and the lgm g2 to launcher its has two lg homes apk it doesnt delete the old lg home apk thats the problem knock on doesnt work but the launcher is great i love it its better than stock remember delete lg home apk before you flash and for emengercy if it doesnt work make backup o0f old lg home and install a kauncher from google play like go launcher
[LG Optimus 4X HD] josue270193:
Nice it works in stock v20b but in the folder the words doesnt show correctly
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Sipi1302:
I have zaiben rc6 installed and laucher is ok but tap function is not working for me.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] ectoplasma22:
The double tap can only lock your device. It won't wake it up unless you use the new Iodak v9
[LG Optimus 4X HD] nikolas60:
is v9 available yet or joking man ??
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Sipi1302:
For me tap to lock also is not working maybe because I use OP kernel or that isn't matter?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] ectoplasma22:
No I'm not joking. It's only a beta (or maybe alpha) but Iodak released a new version of its kernel few days ago.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] ectoplasma22:
No kernel doesn't have anything to deal with this feature :/
[LG Optimus 4X HD] markopeter:
The launcher works without theme apk file. If I push the teme apk to system/app the launcher doesn't start (FC).

stock v20b rooted
[LG Optimus 4X HD] yrxe:
It doesn't make my device to sleep if double tap... I am on RC6, default kernel

Using tapatalk with LG 4X HD, Samsung ACE2, LG L7II
[LG Optimus 4X HD] nikolas60:
double tap works for me on latest miui but only to turn of phone to sleep
[LG Optimus 4X HD] JalmiNyondong1933:
apparently this launcher and it's keyboard work flawlessly on every custom ROM except stock ROM and stock ROM based custom ROM. lol
[LG Optimus 4X HD] islam1710:
flashed it with cwm but it didn't work
[LG Optimus 4X HD] JalmiNyondong1933:
I assume you are using stock ROM. Because I flashed this launcher on any CM based ROM without problem (except lockscreen setting, of course)

Have you tried to install it manually?

Only Chuck Norris can judge me
[LG Optimus 4X HD] nikolas60:
works on stock but the developer didnt make it for lg optimus 4x to delete the old lg home apk and replace it with the new it universal for all android phoes not only lg series you will have to lg homes just delete that come with the phone after flash it
[LG Optimus 4X HD] islam1710:
yes i'm using stock. how do i do it manually?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] nikolas60:
delete from system appp with es explorer lg home and after flash the launcher
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
Just install this app and all camera sounds will be disabled, I've been using it for a while now.

https://sites.google.com/site/enforcedstreamsilencer/
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] TabGuy:
Ok, here's the elephant in the room. People are up in arms about Kingo root because it's an unknown and they're afraid it'll send information back to them. Yet, this "camera silencer" app is just a download without any transparency t all, not through the Play store and we're supposed to just trust that it doesn't gather up a lot of stuff and send it back home? Crazy.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] virx14:
The difference is this app has source codes on the same page, you can read them, compile your own APK and install it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
Yup, it's all right there.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] blaine07:
Installed it seems to work. Apk no icon stuff is scary they. Exactly how is it disabling sound? Doesn't appear to be renaming files so? Anyone provide insight?

Sent from my SM-N900V
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] snagg641:
It definitely disables the camera sound, however after a while it reenables certain options i prefer to keep disabled. Primarily the touch sound (every time you touch the screen it makes a sound).
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
I've been using it for a while and haven't had anything turned on that was previously off.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] snagg641:
Do you keep Touch Sounds enabled?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
No I do not and they haven't turned back on.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] apdauser:
Currently v1.02 shows up. I'm not sure of the Himalaya 5.xx is compatible

or not? Does anyone know and if so, a refresher on backup and update.